Managing ACL injuries, with Randall Cooper and Mick Hughes

This week's episode of Physio Foundations is part 2 of the conversation with Randall Cooper, Mick Hughes and Zuzana Perraton. Check out part 1 first for a background on Mick, Randall and Zuzana and their perspectives on working as sports physiotherapists. In this episode, Mick, Randall and Zuzana talk about how they apply their knowledge and skills to help people with their rehabilitation following ACL injuries. In this episode: 0:00 About this episode - welcome back Mick, Randall and Zuzana 2:00 What are the most important knowledge and skills for managing ACL injuries? 3:05 The Melbourne ACL return to sport after injury guide 3:50 The second half of rehab after ACL reconstruction is the most important 4:30 Mick - measure horizontal hops, vertical jump height, strength 7:10 Mick - don't forget questionnaires, IKDC, ACL-RSI 8:15 Assess, don't guess. But avoid paralysis by analysis too 9:15 Zuzana - Ask people directly about their confidence, pain, progress and work/sport readiness 11:00 Learn.Physio. How did it start? 14:45 Randall - Online learning is valuable, but you still have to get your hands dirty 16:00 Mick - ACL injury is an evolving research area - keep reading! 18:15 Randall - Maintaining and protecting long term health is as important as return to sport 19:00 Check out the Journal Club podcast and Mick's 2-cents blog   Find out more about Mick, Randall and Learn Physio at learn.physio Find out more about Zuzana  You can find a video version of this podcast on the Perraton Physio YouTube channel For a list of episodes, transcripts and associated blogs, visit perraton.physio/physiofoundations Find the follow or subscribe button on your podcast app. Follow @PerratonPhysio on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Linked In. Share this episode and tag me in @lukeperraton   Do you have a topic you would like me to cover on the podcast? Email me: [email protected] Always seek the guidance of a qualified health professional with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition